The Scotsman (1899-1906); Edinburgh Magazine (1904-5); The British Weekly (1906-9)

Affiliations

F.R.A.I.; Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society; Honorary Presider in the Ancient Druid Order

Spouse(s)

Helen Bruce (m. 1899)

James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (November 25, 1874 - March 3, 1955) was a Scottish folklorist, author, journalist, and Scottish nationalist, founder of the Scottish National Movement. Spence wrote extensively on myths of various locales, from Central America to Scotland and the British Isles, and is notable for his studies of Atlantis and Lemuria, subjects to which he dedicated at least five books.